adjectiveEtymology: French similaire, from Latin similis like, similar — more at sameDate: 16111. having characteristics in common ; strictly comparable
2. alike in substance or essentials ;corresponding<

no two animal habitats are exactly similar — W. H. Dowdeswell

>3. not differing in shape but only in size or position <

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similar polygons

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• similarlyadverb Synonyms:similar, analogous, parallel mean closely resembling each other. similar implies the possibility of being mistaken for each other <

all the houses in the development are similar

>. analogous applies to things belonging in essentially different categories but nevertheless having many similarities <

analogous political systems

>. parallel suggests a marked likeness in the development of two things <

similar — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the same kind in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical. 2) (of geometrical figures) having the same angles and proportions, though of different sizes. DERIVATIVES similarity noun similarly adverb. USAGE Use … English terms dictionary